CVE-2012-0858

Description

The Shorten codec (shorten.c) in libavcodec in FFmpeg 0.7.x before 0.7.12 and 0.8.x before 0.8.11, and in Libav 0.5.x before 0.5.9, 0.6.x before 0.6.6, 0.7.x before 0.7.5, and 0.8.x before 0.8.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Shorten file, related to an "invalid free".

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1479-1	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/14/4	mailing list
http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=204cb29b3c84a74cbcd059d353c70c8bdc567d98
http://ffmpeg.org/	vendor advisory
http://libav.org/	vendor advisory
http://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=204cb29b3c84a74cbcd059d353c70c8bdc567d98

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0858?: CVE-2012-0858 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0858?: To fix CVE-2012-0858, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0858 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-0858 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-399 – Resource Management Errors

References

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